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Contents
Introduction
Purpose of the document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intended audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How does the getting results guide fit in with other Rockwell Software product documentation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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What is RSLinx Classic? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Differences between RSLinx Classic types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 RSLinx Classic Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 RSLinx Classic Single Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 RSLinx Classic OEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 RSLinx Classic Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RSLinx Classic Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RSLinx Classic SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RSLinx Classic for RSView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Step 1 Configure a driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Step 2 Configure a topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Step 3 Copy a link to the clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 4 Paste a link from the clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Exploring RSLinx Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Title bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Application workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Installing RSLinx Classic software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating an existing installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting RSLinx Classic software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OLE for Process Control (OPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 DDE/OPC client connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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A Activation
Activate RSLinx Classic with FactoryTalk Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to activate RSLinx Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some common questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is an "activation file?" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is a "Host ID?". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is a "node-locked" activation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How do I get a local, node-locked activation file and activate my software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How do I get a mobile node-locked activation file and activate my software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What if I don't have Internet access on my computer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What if I dont have Internet access on many computers? Do I have to get activations for them one at a time?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS
Finding more information about activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activate RSLinx Classic with EVRSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to activate RSLinx Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protecting your activation files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running the activation utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some common questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My activation files were damaged. What should I do?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I accidentally deleted the software directory on my hard drive. Do I need to call Rockwell Software for replacement activation files? . . . . . . . . Why cant I move activation to a new floppy disk on a Windows NT system? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding more information about activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Glossary Index
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Introduction
3 Welcome
Intended audience
We assume that you are familiar with: